Straumann partners with passionate people who fit in with the agile dynamics of our size-for -success company. People at Straumann appreciate the opportunity to shape our future and cre ate impact. Encouraging leadership and inspiring ideas from our people has guided us through our proud history of pioneering innovations.
For our global Headquarters in Basel we are looking for a dedicated and ambitious individual who is looking forward to leading our indirect spend and facility management team, being responsible for all indirect sourcing activities and seeking for international opportunities by enforcing the collaboration between HQ and subsidiaries for selected spend categories.

Head Indirect Spend

Procurement (Indirect spend only)
Lead the professional and cost optimized purchasing of goods/services and
establish indirect spend as a business partner for all departments
Ensure all necessary internal processes and lead the indirect procurement team
Understand industry trends, apply to internal requirements, identify and
realize cost optimization opportunities with the whole Straumann Group
Manage and optimize the supplier base and related agreements and lead the
respective negotiations to meet the set goals and business objectives
Establish transparency and build-up reporting tools to monitor the spend by
category and identify opportunities, establish benchmarking and key performance
indicators to track and meet defined cost benefit goals
Build-up an indirect procurement network within the Straumann group and seize
respective opportunities among the subsidiaries to realize savings and further
develop the procurement function
Facility Management
Lead the facility management team and ensure efficient and cost optimized
facility management and services including the management of all ad hoc request
for support of internal departments on short notice
Evaluate service contracts and lead negotiation with third party suppliers
required goods and services to maximize value for money (synergies with
procurement)
Manage all relation to internal and external stakeholders, including the
landlords and tenants
Oversee the fleet management within Swiss companies Degree in Business Administration
Minimum 5 years' experience in operational and strategic procurement in
international environment; preferably combined with a leading position in
another area (e.g. Facility Management, internal services, fleet management
etc.)
Excellent project management, time management and organizational skills,
experience in Facility Management is highly desired
Flexible and agile personality with a "can do" attitude
Fact and data driven mindset
Highly skilled at planning and leading negotiations, proficient at structuring
and managing suppliers
Strong communication and interpersonal skills (team player), execution driven
personality
Fluency in English and German is required, any additional language is an asset It takes the commitment of bright and resourceful people to further advance our
innova tive technology as well as our Swiss standard of precision and quality.
Adding your passion to our high-performance culture is a smart move. Are you
interested in a challenging job at Straumann? If so, please forward your
application to:
(Please note that we do not accept applications neither CV's from any
recruitment agencies.)